Kubernetes Bytes

In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes, Bhavin and Ryan talk to the Co-founder & CTO of ContainIQ Matt Lenhard to dive into eBPF and what role it plays in the Kubernetes observability ecosystem. Learn about what eBPF is, what use cases it is used for and how you can get started learning more. Show News links https://cloud.redhat.com/blog/introducing-red-hat-openshift-4.10  https://thenewstack.io/nsa-on-how-to-harden-kubernetes/  https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/cr8escape-new-vulnerability-discovered-in-cri-o-container-engine-cve-2022-0811/  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220329005227/en/Ondat-Teams-with-SUSE-to-Protect-Customers%E2%80%99-Sensitive-Data-with-Enhanced-Kubernetes-Security  https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/program/colocated-events/#attendees  https://komodor.com/learn/kubernetes-pvc-guide-basic-tutorial-and-troubleshooting-tips/  https://www.spectrocloud.com/news/spectro-cloud-closes-40m-series-b-round/  eBPF Resource Links https://github.com/Morpheus-compiler/Morpheus#ebpf-plugin https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cloud-native-ebpf-day-europe/ https://github.com/iovisor/kubectl-trace https://github.com/iovisor/bcc

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Gabriele Bartolini, a PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes enthusiast, who is VP of Cloud-Native at EDB. He is a co-founder of PostgreSQL Europe, a founding member of Barman. The discussion dives into how Postgres has evolved over the past 20 years, and how people can now run Postgres on Kubernetes. We talk about the challenges, benefits, and best practices for running Postgres on Kubernetes, and what users can look forward to in the near future. Show links: Gabriele Bartolini - https://twitter.com/_GBartolini_ / https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbartolini/ Planet PostgreSQL - https://planet.postgresql.org/ Data on Kubernetes - https://www.youtube.com/c/DoKcommunity/search?query=PostgreSQL vSphere CSI driver v2.5 supports CSI snapshots for block volumes - https://cormachogan.com/2022/03/03/announcing-vsphere-csi-driver-v2-5-support-for-csi-snapshots/ DataStax Extends Operator Reach for Databases - https://containerjournal.com/features/datastax-extends-operator-reach-for-databases/  Dirty Pipe CVE - https://blog.aquasec.com/cve-2022-0847-dirty-pipe-linux-vulnerability KubeCon EU Schedule - https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/program/schedule/  Secrets store CSI driver - https://community.cncf.io/events/details/cncf-cncf-online-programs-presents-cncf-on-demand-webinarsecrets-store-csi-driver-bringing-external-secrets-in-house What is a Kubernetes controller (35s video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-NeSg0TBY 

In this episode of Kubernetes Bytes hosts Bhavin Shah and Ryan Wallner discuss Kubernetes Operators and how they use persistent storage. Operators are software control loops that extend Kubernetes to automate and provide ease of use for application such as databases. Learn about some database operators and how they utilize storage. Check out our Pod Page! https://www.podpage.com/kubernetes-bytes/  Show links https://blog.kubecost.com/blog/series-a-funding-announcement/  https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CNCF-AR_FINAL-edits-15.2.21.pdf  https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/24/kubernetes-development-platform-okteto-raises-15m-series-a/  https://signadot.com/blog/announcing-public-beta/  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220224005128/en/Zenoss-Launches-Advanced-Monitoring-Capabilities-for-Kubernetes  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220223005265/en/TrilioVault-for-Kubernetes-Now-Available-in-AWS-Marketplace SODACODE - Data and Storage Hackathon - https://events.linuxfoundation.org/sodacode/ https://www.sodafoundation.io/home-2/ https://www.robin.io/featured-press/rakuten-symphony-agrees-to-acquire-leading-us-based-cloud-technology-company-robin-io-to-deliver-highly-integrated-telco-cloud-for-mobile/  https://operatorhub.io/ https://operatorframework.io/operator-capabilities/ https://github.com/cetic/helm-postgresql https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/ 

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Vineeth Pothulapati, a product manager at Timescale, and talk about Kubernetes Observability. The discussion dives into what are the three pillars for Observability and how users can leverage different CNCF and Open-source tools like Prometheus, Promscale, and tobs - The Observability Stack for Kubernetes to get started with Observability.  Show links: Vineeth Pothulapati: https://twitter.com/VineethReddy02 https://opentelemetry.io/ Promscale - https://github.com/timescale/promscale Kube-Prometheus stack - https://github.com/prometheus-community/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/kube-prometheus-stack tobs - https://github.com/timescale/tobs Timescale DB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFudksxlZjk PX-Backup As A Service - Early Access Program NetApp Astra Enhancements  TechTarget storage magazine and search storage announce storage products of the year 2021 award winners

Xing Yang, Tech Lead at VMware and co-chair of multiple Kubernetes Storage SIGs, shares insights on cloud-native data protection. He discusses how SIGs and WGs collaborate and how newcomers can get involved. The conversation highlights key storage features launched in Kubernetes 1.23 and exciting plans for 1.24. They dive into the impact of recent tech acquisitions like Weaveworks’ purchase of Magalix and Diamanti’s acquisition of Groundwork, showcasing evolving security and monitoring in the Kubernetes landscape.

In todays episode of KubernetesBytes, hosts Ryan Wallner and Bhavin Shah discuss the basic of running distributed databases like Apache Cassandra and Kafka along with Mongo, CockroachDB and others on Kubernetes. There are various capabilities of Kubernetes that were designed for these types of data services and this podcast should help you get a basic understanding of the landscape as well as WHY you may want to run them on Kubernetes. Show Links: https://thenewstack.io/new-tools-for-optimizing-data-resilience-in-kubernetes/ https://awesome-kubernetes.readthedocs.io/ / https://nubenetes.com/ https://www.containiq.com/post/should-you-run-a-database-on-kubernetes Log4j recap - https://blog.aquasec.com/log4j-vulnerabilities-overview IPv6 support for EKS - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-adds-ipv6-networking/ https://thenewstack.io/testkube-a-new-approach-to-cloud-native-testing/ GigaOM DP report 2 https://gigaom.com/report/gigaom-radar-for-kubernetes-data-protection-2/ https://portworx.com/blog/kubernetes-failover-mongodb/ https://thenewstack.io/the-perfect-pair-kubernetes-and-distributed-sql/ https://www.purestorage.com/docs.html?item=/type/pdf/subtype/doc/path/content/dam/pdf/en/white-papers/wp-kafka-on-kubernetes-with-portworx.pdf https://docs.datastax.com/en/cassandra-oss/3.0/cassandra/dml/dmlAboutDataConsistency.html https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/ba-multi-data-center-cassandra-cluster-kubernetes-platform/ https://thenewstack.io/the-perfect-pair-kubernetes-and-distributed-sql/ https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/statefulset/

Kenny Coleman, a Technical Product Manager at VMware and host of the Bourbon Pursuit podcast, shares his insights on Kubernetes and the Tanzu ecosystem. He discusses the advancements in Kubernetes storage, emphasizing the importance of reliable data solutions. Listeners learn about the integration of Docker and Kubernetes into the EMC storage environment and the complexities of the Tanzu portfolio. Kenny also highlights the significance of persistent storage and tools for effective data management, making Kubernetes accessible for all.

NOTE ON AUDIO ISSUES: we had some audio difficulties this episode, these will be fixed in future episodes. In this episode, hosts Bhavin Shah and Ryan Wallner dive into Kubernetes object. They discuss topics such as What is a Kubernetes object? and What Kubernetes objects use storage? This episode will help listeners understand the different workload object resources in Kubernetes and how they consume and define storage resources. Show Links https://sysdig.com/blog/kubernetes-1-23-whats-new/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-marketplace-for-containers-anywhere-to-deploy-your-kubernetes-cluster-in-any-environment/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-karpenter-an-open-source-high-performance-kubernetes-cluster-autoscaler/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-pull-through-cache-repositories-for-amazon-elastic-container-registry/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-recycle-bin-for-ebs-snapshots/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-amazon-ebs-snapshots-archive/ https://thenewstack.io/werner-vogels-6-rules-for-good-api-design/ https://containerjournal.com/features/docker-inc-official-images-available-on-aws-container-registry/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-s3-glacier-is-the-best-place-to-archive-your-data-introducing-the-s3-glacier-instant-retrieval-storage-class/ What are kubernetes objects Workload Resources (What are they: Pod, PodSpec -> Volumes, Job, Deployment, StatefulSet, DaemonSets)

Luay Alem, an enterprise solution architect at Portworx and a Kubernetes enthusiast, shares insights on navigating the complexities of Kubernetes storage options in AWS. He discusses real-world applications, including how companies leverage Portworx for efficient data management, migration, and disaster recovery. Luay also highlights the significance of blue-green deployments during cloud migrations and the essential strategies for ensuring resilient EKS deployments. His expertise offers a valuable perspective for organizations on their digital transformation journeys.

In this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Michael Cade, a community first technologist for Kasten by Veeam. Michael has been in the industry for over 16 years, with a key focus on technologies such as cloud-native, automation, and data management. The discussion dives into challenges associated with managing data on Kubernetes and how data protection and disaster recovery solutions have changed from virtual machines to containers. Show links: Michael Cade:  https://twitter.com/MichaelCade1/ https://vzilla.co.uk/ https://cndmday.com/ Azure Container Apps: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/introducing-azure-container-apps-a-serverless-container-service/ba-p/2867265?ocid=AID3042118 Azure Arc enabled data services: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-arc/directly-connected-mode-for-azure-arc-enabled-data-services-is/ba-p/2908836 101 Content:  https://loft.sh/blog/kubernetes-persistent-volumes-examples-and-best-practices/ https://www.squadcast.com/blog/introduction-to-kubernetes-storage The rise of Kubernetes and its impact on enterprise databases: https://venturebeat.com/2021/11/03/the-rise-of-kubernetes-and-its-impact-on-enterprise-databases/